Set Up Custom, Automated Out-Of-Office Replies For Twitter

When you're going on holidays and disconnecting from Twitter, you don't want people to think you're ignoring them. An automated out-of-office reply can take care of that, and Amit Agarwal of Labnol shows you how to do it.

Agarwal has created a Google Script that uses Google Spreadsheets and Twitter's API, so you won't have to hand over your credentials to a third-party app. The step-by-step instructions are at the blog post linked below, and it works perfectly. When someone tweets at you, an automated reply will be sent in return. However, it doesn't work with direct mentions.